A rumor began over the weekend that Paramount Pictures was picking up "Grisbys Go Broke", an unproduced screenplay by late writer-director John Hughes hat several studios are said to be considering acordong to The Hollywood Reporter The studio is, saying the company "is not negotiating to purchase the screenplay" which follows a wealthy Chicago family that loses it all and is forced to move to the sticks. The rumor had Paramount hoping to turn the film into a family comedy with Joe Roth producing. It may eventually happen someday...
The writer/director basically retired in the mid 90's but still did a lot of writing. Family members came upon reams of unpublished and unproduced material after his death last August.
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